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Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Sony Ericsson
Announced
October 2011 January 2011
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors
Black, White Midnight Blue, Misty Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
(4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in )
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT15i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 61.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 320 MB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Call Records
100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1432 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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